Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson on Monday denied being the source of an anonymous quote that said Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson had "no shot" at playing in the NFL.

“I never said those things," Clawson told Scout.com's Wake Forest site after a preseason practice. "I have great respect for Lamar Jackson as a football player. I think he is one of the elite players not only in the ACC, but in the country."